Richard JOHNSON

JOHNSON, Richard

Service Number: 4454
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 19th Infantry Battalion
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Killed in Action, France, 4 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France
Sp. Mem. C. 2. INSCRIPTION TO MEMORY EVER DEAR , Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

9 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 4454, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
9 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 4454, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

19th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

He was 22 and the son of George and Charlotte Johnson, of "Wavertree," England Avenue, Marrickville, New South Wales.

His brother, Private Harold Melrose Johnson, Service Number 1391, aged 25, fell whilst serving with the 17th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.[Died 02/11/1917]

 

They were sons of George and Charlotte Johnson, of "Wavertree," England Avenue, Marrickville, New South Wales